Mediterranean Crossings: The Politics of an Interrupted Modernity

193 Pages·2008·0.918 MB·English

by  Iain Chambers

Mediterranean Crossings
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∫ 2008 Duke University Press
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of
America on acid-free paper $
Designed by C. H. Westmoreland
Typeset by Keystone
Typesetting, Inc.
Library of Congress Catalog-
ing-in-Publication Data appear
on the last printed page of this
book.
An earlier version of chapter 2
appeared as ‘‘The Mediterranean:
A Postcolonial Sea,’’ ThirdText
18, no. 5 (2004): 423–33.
An earlier version of chapter 3
appeared as ‘‘Off the Map:
A Mediterranean Journey,’’
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se 42, no. 4 (2005): 312–27.
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
1
Many Voices 1
2
A Postcolonial Sea 23
3
Off the Map 50
4
Naples: A Porous Modernity 71
5
Between Shores 130
Notes 153
Bibliography 163
Index 173
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Acknowledgments
Nel mio mediterraneo non ci sono vincitori.
—alberto masala
To Lidia—light of my eyes—for bringing me to live beneath the vol-
cano. To Ilse and Artù: generous four-footed companions among the
lemon groves and wild fennel above the sea on the other side of the
bay, where much of this book was assembled. To Rosaria and Maurizio
for the marvelous Marciano retreat that has provided a horizon for
both thought and everyday life. To the architects and friends of Paese-
Saggio for introducing me to the possibilities of the mountains of
Matese. To Étienne Balibar, Homi Bhabha, Giuliana Bruno, Rey Chow,
and Catherine Hall for critical comfort and suggestions. For conversa-
tion and guidance in the soundscapes, tastescapes, and urbanscapes of
.de Naples, I thank Mario Avallone, Danilo Capasso, Maria Cerreta, and
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